Fatwire News & Articles

FatWire (news, site) is back in the news. These folks have been busy lately. In between "rescue" plans and moves towards worldwide "domination," the web content management vendor also had some time to work on two new releases -- Engage 7.5 (content targeting) and Analytics 2.5 (content optimization) -- which bring major architectural changes involving open source-based technology.

Hot on the heels of last week's move to "rescue" its competitors' customers, FatWire is back in the news. Fortifying their competitive edge, folks at FatWire (news, site) launched a new partner program aiming to extend reach and consulting capabilities globally.

Once Autonomy Interwoven and Vignette customers start jumping the ship (if they, in fact, do so), a stronger partner network will clearly come in handy. Sapient, Satyam and EMC Conchango are among FatWire’s "leading partners," if that tells you anything.

The Global Partner Program covers FatWire's full portfolio of solutions -- web content management, targeted marketing and analytics, collaboration and community, content integration, and mobile delivery.

Partners will be able to get certified to deliver the technical, business and marketing consulting services to customers, which should benefit all parties involved.

There are three levels:

• Registered Partner: Experience with multiple implementations, offer some services.
• Certified Partner: Experts in best practices with access to FatWire technical resources.
• Premium Partner: “Deepest knowledge” of best practices, highest levels of access to FatWire expertise and technical resources.

According to the vendor, 2008 had brought approximately 40% revenue growth. Without a successful partner network, it would be difficult to sustain growth. In most cases, it’s next to impossible to be a successful partner without vendor support.

Competition in the Web CMS market is cutthroat. Not a single weakness goes unnoticed. Not a single slip goes unattacked. But it’s just business as usual, right? We all seize opportunities, especially in tight times.

FatWire (news, site) is no exception. Demonstrating as much, the web content management vendor has launched a "rescue program" for Interwoven and Vignette customers who are apparently plagued by their recent acquisitions by Autonomy and Open Text respectively.

What is FatWire offering as bait? Free licenses and "proven migration tools" valid until the end of September. Should you consider?

Obviously if you make the list of any analyst report -- at least in a good light -- you want the world to know. For FatWire (news, site), that analyst report comes in the form of the Forrester Wave for Web Content Management For External Sites, Q2 2009.

One of three leaders among ten web content management systems listed, FatWire received recognition for “business-user-oriented tools that enable not only the management of content, but targeted delivery, analysis, and optimization of content consumption as well.”

We won't go into the details of the report, we did that in our article SDL Tridion Named Leader in Web CMS for External Sites. Suffice it to say, this report is designed for enterprise level organizations who have money to spare (well, no one really has money to spare these days).

It's worth noting that FatWire is the smallest vendor to make the Forrester Wave list. Does that make it any less good? We doubt it, but sometimes the smaller vendors can give better support.

Get your copy of the Forrester Wave and get more detail on FatWire and the other leaders.

The Forrester Wave for Web Content Management For External Sites, Q2 2009 is out and there are 10 web content management vendors on the list that we all know and love well. SDL Tridion (news, site) took the top honors this time with Interwoven and FatWire close behind.

Why are these three vendors at the top and who else is on the list? Let's take a look.

While the launch of FatWire’s Content Server v7.5 (news, site) in December was the first major upgrade of the Web CMS vendor's content management solution in 12 months, only six months later they have unveiled two new solutions that will greatly extend v7.5 abilities.

On the one hand it has released the latest version of their advanced collaboration platform in TeamUp 3.1, while on the other, it has unveiled an upgrade to their content sharing solution - Content Integration Platform 1.5 - for sharing content stored in disparate repositories.

Between them, FatWire says, the new solutions will cut the costs of sharing and reusing content, while at the same time making it easier to share that content across an enterprise-wide Web CMS.

FatWire Software (news, site), a very familiar Web Content Management provider in these parts and one of the few companies that managed to actually benefit from the failing economy, has been acknowledged for its success yet again. Yphise, one of Europe’s independent research firms, recently named the company the best Web Experience Optimization (WEO) solution, placing it on a higher pedestal than competitors such as Interwoven, SDL Tridion and Vignette.

The Yphise Award ranks software solutions in over 170 different technical or functional assessment categories. FatWire Content Server scored high marks in:

• The assessment for increasing the agility of businesses in setting up and managing websites,
• Optimizing Web content to support corporate objectives, increasing business activity on the web,
• Facilitating website deployment

“Web Experience Management and optimization are critical drivers for marketing success and business efficiency,” said Loren Weinberg, FatWire vice president of marketing and product management. “This award is an important testament to the high quality of FatWire’s products, as well as the completeness of our vision and our commitment to helping customers achieve their goals online.”

Yphise conducts ongoing research in order to help business and IT execs make sound IT investments for boosting performance. Curious to see who else they deem worthy? Check out their list of approved software products and projects here. 

In a year that has seen falling revenues across the technology field, the content management sector has witnessed healthy returns as some companies report earnings and market growth.

FatWire is one of those companies. The web content management vendor recently reported a solid 2008 fiscal year. With 40% year-over-year growth, strong international demand and a bevy of new customers, FatWire must be doing something right.

We recently interviewed CEO Yogesh Gupta to find out about FatWire's methods and get opinions on the web content management market as a whole.

Fatwire, the company that provides web content management software, has reported strong results from fiscal year 2008.  This last year was the company's strongest ever, with year-over-year revenue showing a 40% increase and reaching US $44 million in sales in the period ending December 31, 2008.

Much of FatWire's growth stemmed from international demand for their Web CMS product -- Fatwire Content Server 7.5 the latest release of which came out late last year. In fact, the company reported a 30% increase in international demand for their products and a 60% growth year over year for international professional services. 

Another added source of revenue was FatWire's customers requesting ongoing maintenance packages compared to 2007.  As for new customers, FatWire reported more than 50 new customers acquired in 2008.

It is good to see another content management company faring well in these rough economic times.  We hope that as companies tighten their belts worldwide, content management continues to be a growth area in the software world.

Big new yesterday -- the acquisition of Enterprise Content Management provider Interwoven by Autonomy. A surprise to many, not so much because Interwoven was snapped up, but more because it was Autonomy that did it.

Regardless, the news has sparked much discussion in the ECM industry. Or wait.. it's the Web Content Management industry that is all a buzz...

It’s been a little over a year since Fatwire provided any major upgrades to its Web CMS, but they have finally arrived in the form of Fatwire 7.5. This newest version has improvements designed to make content management easier, more efficient and automated. We particularly like the Site Preview Feature.

Lately, Web CMS and Enterprise CMS vendors have been choosing to co-exist with SharePoint peacefully and friendly rather than fight it.

The friendly gesture tends to come in the shape of various SharePoint connectors and integrations. Open Text, Mediasurface, Day, EMC Documentum and Immediacy — they’ve all done it.

Now, it is FatWire’s turn, as the company releases Microsoft SharePoint Connector for its Web CMS platform.

It’s that time of the year again. It’s time to shop for those shiny and new 2009 Lamborghini models, as well as for the new 2009 Web CMS report from CMS Watch.

The Lamborghini of Web CMS researchers, CMS Watch works diligently every year interviewing customers, vendors, partners and all sorts of other people on the CMS street to get the skinny on the Web CMS ecosphere and to give selected vendors an A or a D, depending on how well they did during 2008.

Brace yourselves and read on…

Recession, what recession? Fatwire Software has announced record-breaking financial results for the first half of 2008, mostly on the back of increased sales for its licensed products.

As we reported last month, Fatwire scored a tremendous coup in securing the Military.com contract, and other strong sales growth saw licensing revenue jump 75% from the first half of 2007, with total revenue up 66%.

We don’t usually talk about client wins for vendors — unless they are huge. And this one is a big for Web Content Management Provider FatWire. FatWire has been recruited to power the world’s largest military and veteran membership organization’s website — Military.com.